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DELTA Summit • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech Expert INNOVATION STAGE POWERED BY CONFERENCE AGENDA 4TH OCTOBER INSPIRING STORIES 11:30 Welcome to track: Inspiring stories Josh o’Cock | Moderator 11:35 The future of crypto finance in the start-up ecosystem [Keynote] Calvin Cheng 11:50 Blockchain: The disruption in finance [Keynote] Hermann Hauser 12:05 The future of cryptocurrency payments [Keynote] Sanja Kon 12:20 How growth is changing [Fireside Chat] Josh o’Cock | Moderator • David Darmanin 12:35 An entrepreneur’s journey [Keynote] Rahul Sood 12:50 The future of community [Fireside Chat] Tugce Ergul | Moderator • Liz Hagelthorn 13:05 The anthropology of blockchains: Centralization, decentralization, trust and memory [Keynote] Natalie Smolenski FUTURE OF CONNECTIVITY 14:30 Welcome to track: Future of connectivity Luke Todd 14:35 The future of disruption in an AI world [Keynote] Angelo Dalli 14:50 Connectivity 2025 [Panel] Sarah Austin | Moderator • Sonia Hernandez • Harald Rösch • Nikhil Patil 15:20 The digital airline passenger experience [Keynote] Louis Giordimaina 15:35 Preparing for the next wave - IOT, sharing economy, jobs and skill [Keynote] Tanya Sammut Bonnici 15:50 Exploring successful business models with open data [Keynote] Ryan Goodman 16:05 Cloud computing powered blockchain [Keynote] Konstantinos Pantos 16:20 Why your next financial advisor will be a robot [Keynote] Andrew Cachia SPOTLIGHT 16:40 An interview with Edward de Bono [Fireside Chat] Julian Azzopardi | Moderator • Edward de Bono INNOVATION STAGE POWERED BY CONFERENCE AGENDA 5TH OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT 10:00 Smart cities & digital transformation [Keynote] Daniele Mantovani 10:30 Will history repeat itself? [Fireside Chat] Steve Agius | Moderator • Hermann Hauser STARTING UP & ECOSYSTEMS 10:50 Welcome to track: Starting up + Ecosystems [Keynote] Wesley Ellul 10:55 The startup ecosystem lifecycle Dane Stangler 11:05 A global perspective on startup ecosystems [Panel] Alistair Farrugia | Moderator • Dane Stangler • Rafael Pascual Leone • Mikko Puhakka 11:30 Launching in Malta: Where to start [Panel] Wesley Ellul | Moderator • Alex Borg • Karl Herrera • Ivan Filletti 11:55 Why tech founders love Malta [Keynote] Bernard Agius 12:05 The business around startups [Panel] Simon Azzopardi | Moderator • Johan Zammit • Daniel Goebel • Stefan Briffa • J.D. Salbego 12:30 Fireside chat [Fireside Chat] Jarek Bialek | Moderator • David Vella 12:45 Malta 2040 - How Silicon Valletta members see the future? [Panel] Anamaria Magri Pantea | Moderator • Chris Peregin • Steve Cassar • Peter-Jan Grech DLT INNOVATION 14:30 Welcome to track: DLT innovation Megan Frydel 14:35 The next step in property management [Keynote] David Schranz 14:50 DLTs: Fast forward 5 years. [Panel] Alexander Pfeiffer | Moderator • Max Krupyshev • Joshua Greenwald • Eman Pulis • Toni Lane Casserly 15:15 Enabling micropayments: What’s required? What’s possible? [Keynote] Tom Trowbridge 15:30 Building the ‘Smart economy’: Digital assets, identity and smart contracts [Keynote] Zhao Chen 15:45 From Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake: Exploring the next generation of blockchain networks [Keynote] Brian Fabian Crain 16:00 Token economy & Korean blockchain ecosystem [Keynote] Dae Jin (Derik) Kim 16:15 Starting up in the DLT Space James Catania | Moderator • Vincenzo Belpiede • Justin Litchfield • Irina Litchfield • Jan Sammut EXHIBITION STAGE AGENDA 3rd OCTOBER 17:00 Welcome Session and Registration IACC REGISTRATION COUNTER - INTERCONTINENTAL, St Julian’s, Malta 18:00 Welcome Reception IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRYPTOFRIENDS SKYBEACH - INTERCONTINENTAL, St Julian’s, Malta 19:00 Malta: a Small Island-Nation with Global Ambition [Fireside Chat] Moderated by Rachel Wolfson, Entrepreneur, Crypto Journalist, Board Advisor, Podcast Co-Host at Bad Crypto LLC, Staff Writer at Bitcoin Magazine & Contributor at Forbes Speakers • Hon Silvio Schembri, Junior Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta responsible for Financial Services, Digital Economy & Innovation • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech expert • Imogen Heap, Founder, Mycelia Music • Grahame Salt, Director, Frank Salt • Dr Christian Ellul, Director, E&S Group 20:00 ICO Pitches • Daria Arefieva, CEO & Founder of Crypto Friends • Eric Benz, Crypto Coach at Crypto Friends 4th OCTOBER 08.00 Registration 09.30 Opening Address • Theo Priestley, Senior Technology Expert & Futurist 09.35 Official Message on behalf of EU Commission • Dr Roberto Viola, Director General of DG CONNECT Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission 09.45 Welcome to DELTA Summit • Dr Abdalla Kablan, Entrepreneur & Fintech expert 10.00 KEYNOTE • Dr Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta 10.15 KEYNOTE • Hon. Silvio Schembri, Junior Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta Responsible for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation 10.30 KEYNOTE | Introducing the MDIA – Malta Digital Innovation Authority • Stephen McCarthy, CEO, Malta Digital Innovation Authority [MDIA] 10.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | NAVIGATING THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE Malta and the Virtual Financial Assets Act MODERATED BY: • Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker, Senior Partner, Corporate & Tax - Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates PANELISTS: • Joseph Cuschieri, CEO - Malta Financial Services Authority [MFSA] • Leonard Bonello, Partner, GANADO Advocates • Patrick Armstrong, Senior Officer, Financial Innovation at European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) • Andrew Zammit, Managing Partner - GVZH Advocates • Jean Farrugia, Partner - DF Advocates 4th OCTOBER 11.15 PRESENTATION | The Future of Crypto & Exchanges • ChangPeng Zhao aka CZ, CEO, Binance 11.30 JOINT-PRESENTATION | How Blockchain Can Empower People • Dr Kristian Haehndel, CEO, DQR • Marco Streng, Genesis-Mining CEO, GENESIS GROUP 11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION | THE BLOCKCHAIN ISLAND ECOSYSTEM Malta: Building a Blockchain Community • Overview of the current local ecosystem and initiatives to boost Malta’s attractiveness as Blockchain island • Attracting and retaining talents to build a skilled and qualified in house team • Way forward, industry momentum and collaboration across industries MODERATOR • David Galea, Founder, BEAT Limited PANELISTS • Kenneth Farrugia, Chairman – FinanceMalta • Tim Byun, Head of Government Relations - OKEX.com & CEO - OKCOIN US • Matthew Camilleri, CEO, Castille Resources • Pawel Sobkow, CEO, Bitbay • Dr Kristian Haehndel, CEO, DQR 12.15 PRESENTATION | Accelerating the World’s Transition to Cryptocurrency • Kris Marszalek, Co-founder & CEO - CRYPTO.com 12.30 PANEL DISCUSSION | AML/KYC BEST PRACTICES • The blockchain and AML/KYC - What’s next? • Increasing security and privacy • Proof & Source of Funds, Due Diligence & Compliance Best Practices • How Blockchain Enhances Regulatory Reporting • Bitcoin & Compliance MODERATOR • Nicholas Warren, Senior Manager Financial Services, Blockchain & Fintech, CSB Group PANELISTS: • Fiorentina D’Amore, Chief Risk and Compliance, MLRO, Cubits • Erik Wilgenhof Plante, Chief Compliance Officer, Bequant Exchange • Damian Mifsud, CEO, KnowMeNow • Dr John Pigott, Co-Founder & CEO, ABE 13.00 PRESENTATION | Security Tokens & The Evolution of Financial Services • Zoe Adamovicz, CEO, NEUFUND 13.15 PRESENTATION | Moving towards Tokenization: The Path Forward • Jani Valjavec, Co-founder, ICONOMI 13.30 LUNCH 14.15 PRESENTATION | Everipedia, Blockchain & the Knowledge Economy • Dr Larry Sanger, Co-Founder, Wikipedia & CIO, Everipedia 14.30 PRESENTATION | A Sneak Peek on How Revolut will Break the Bank • Dimitris Litsikakis, Country Manager Greece, Revolut 14:45 PANEL DISCUSSION | TECH INNOVATION & INDUSTRY DISRUPTION • Will Blockchain Disrupt the Way we Do Business? • DLT – What’s on the Horizon? • How should companies adopt to the blockchain? MODERATOR • Nour Al Ali, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News, London PANELISTS • David Schranz, CEO - Ledger Projects Ltd • Sam Chadwick, Director of Strategy in Innovation & Blockchain - Thomson Reuters • Tim Zagar, CEO & Co-Founder, ICONOMI • Calvin Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO, ABCC Cryptocurrency Exchange 4th OCTOBER 15.15 PRESENTATION | Malta: the Tech-Hub Bringing Europe & the Commonwealth Together • Lord Marland of Odstock, Chairman, The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council [CWEIC] 15.25 PRESENTATION | Digital Age & the Dawn of the New Legal Order • Ian Gauci, Partner, GTG Advocates 15.40 JOINT-PRESENTATION | The Future of Banking : Back to Basics • Paula Pandolfino, Co-Founder, The Founders Bank Project • Zoe Adamovicz, CEO, NEUFUND 15.55 PRESENTATION | Liquidity: The True Measure of the STO Success • Paul Pavli, Chief Business Development Officer, Blackmoon FG 16.10 PANEL DISCUSSION | FINANCIAL SERVICES FOCUS Blockchain & The Future of Banking & Trading • Hedge Funds, cryptocurrencies and ICO market • Investment trends, Best practices for FS product structure and set up • Custodians, fund administrators and blockchain MODERATOR • Eddie van der Walt, Reporter, Bloomberg LP PANELISTS • James Farrugia, Partner, GANADO Advocates • Oleg Seydak, CEO, Blackmoon FG • Roderick Psaila, Banking Expert • Michael Matthias, CEO, DAScoin 16.40 PRESENTATION | How Cryptocurrency is Reshaping the Way Financial Products are Being Offered • Nigel Green, Founder & CEO, DEVERE Group 16.55 CLOSING SPEECH • Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson & Draper University 17.00 PANEL DISCUSSION | Malta : blockchain’s newest Silicon Valley? 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